Afghanistan Pullout

World Leaders Discuss Afghanistan's Future At Summit

AP | BEN FELLER and ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.21.2012

CHICAGO — President Barack Obama and NATO allies declared Sunday that the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war is in sight even as they...

After a Massacre, Islamic Cavalry to the Rescue?

Jeffrey Laurenti | Posted 05.16.2012

Jeffrey Laurenti

With plans for both its options for orderly disengagement from Afghanistan upended this week by a staff sergeant's massacre of 16 Afghan civilians, the Obama administration urgently needs to alter the equation.

Obama Expected To Announce Afghanistan Troop Reduction

Los Angeles Times | David S. Cloud and Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times | Posted 08.20.2011

President Obama plans to announce a troop reduction in Afghanistan that Pentagon and other administration officials say is expected to bring home abou...

U.S. Considering Steeper Troop Reductions From Afghanistan

New York Times | Posted 08.06.2011

WASHINGTON -- President Obama's national security team is contemplating troop reductions in Afghanistan that would be steeper than those discussed eve...

Cameron: 2011 Afghan Withdrawal Possible

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2011

KABUL, Afghanistan — British troops may start withdrawing from Afghanistan in 2011, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday, during a ...

Taliban Vows To Force NATO Out Before 2014 Pullout

AP | PATRICK QUINN | Posted 05.25.2011

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Sunday vowed to force the U.S.-led coalition to abandon Afghanistan before a 2014 date set by the alliance f...

Afghanistan Pullout Set For July 2011, But 'Conditions-Based'

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration reaffirmed Sunday that it will begin pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan next summer, despite reservati...